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The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26

Sir John Macdonald's declared intention
of coercing the Manitobans does not find ia
vor with the English press. The ST. James
Gazette mildly defends it, but most of the pa
pers unsparingly condemn it and demand
that steps be taken to prevent its being car
ried out. But how the rebelious Manito-
bans can be prevented from defying the Do
minion government except by force none Of
them points out
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26
FRIDAY MORNING, AUG. go.

We do not read anonymous letters and commit
nications. The name and address of the writer
are in all cases Indispensable, not necessarily ior
publication but as a guarantee Of good falth'
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26

Texas sentiment seems to be improving
In the Washington county election cases
which involved charges of conspiracy and in
reference with election officers the jury dis
agreed. An acquittal without leaving their
seats would have been the programme Of a
few years ago.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26
THE SOUTH AND THE PRESIDENCY.
TSt. Iouis Glohe- Danocrat I

Q, W. Bradley. the Republican wha had
sneh narrow escape from being elected
Governor of Kentucky recently, is now
talked Of" for the Vice Presidency. The
didate for that position from the South next
year, but it is morally certain that the DEM
0crats will not. In 1864 the Republicans
took their Vice Presidential nominee from a
Southern State-Tennessee-bu the Demo-
Gratis have not been endowed with either the
courage or the political honesty to select
either candidate on their national ticket from
the South since before the war, although
most of the strength of that party comes
from tho South. Two Vice Presidential nom
inees of the Democracy since the war-Blair
and Brown-were Miss ourians. but Missouri
is not Southern State.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26

The Democratic State Committee of Mas
sachusetts has abandoned its investigation in
to the number of Republicans still retained
in Office. The snubs it got from Postmas-
ter Corse and Collector Saltonstall had
very depressing effect.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26

1t is now said that Jacob Sharp is not half
SO sick as he pretends, but is shamming to
excite public sympathy. 1t is denied that he
is in immediate danger of death or has any
organic disease Perhaps the stay of pro-
ceedings granted by Judge Potter will brace
him mn
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26

The signs are propitious for greatly in.
creased Republican vote in Maryland, and
the election of the Republican State ticket is
among the possibilities. Maryland is natu-
rally intensely Democratic, but the perform
ances of the German ring, which has con-
trolled the politics of that State for so many
years, have been so grossly and shamelessly
corrupt as to produce a revolt on the part of
great many decent Democrats. especially
in Baltimore. These men pledge them
selves this year to vote the Republican tick
ct How many there are Of them remains to
~6eseen. If it turns out that there are not
many then the inevitable conclusion will be
that the average Democrat can stomach any
amount of fraud and corruption when COM
mitted by his own party.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26

The Republicans of Maryland declared
that the Presidents reform professions were
hollow and insincere. Nobody who lives in
Maryland win be likely to dispute this as
sertion. Indeed the Presidents strength in
that State is derived chiefly from the fact
that they were hollow and insincere enough
to allow him so appoint Senator Germans
heelers to many of the most important Of
GERS in the State and to permit them to pack
caucuses and in other ways manage the DEM
ocratic politics of that locality
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26
and strong in the protection of an entire ma
WHY, INDEED.
IN Y World

Why is it that the elections of last wear
and of this year have gone against the Dem
ocratic party9 Why did it lose Indiana and
Virginia and sustain serious losses in North
Carolina and West Virginia? Why was the
party utterly demoralized and entirely wiped
out in Cincinnati, Chicago, Milwaukee and
just been cut down one half in Kentucky on
the largest vote, it now appears, ever east
there?
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26

DR.. McGlynn is going to turn his hand at
editing a newspaper. Whether he can abol-
lsh poverty that way depends upon the
length Of his subscription list.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26

The Ute war doesn't seem to be a very ex-
tensive affair, and when the facts are fully
known, if they ever are, it will probably turn
out to be even smaller affair than it now
appears. The recklsssness of Sheriff Ken
dali and his want Of tact probably precipi-
tated the row. So far nobody seems to have
been killed and very few hurt. Neither has
much property been destroyed. The set
tiers have been much more scared than hurt.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26

Mr.. Henry George hopes to get some votes
this year for himself and his land scheme
from the farmers. But why any farmer
should vote to have his land confscated, for
that is what vote for Mr.. Georges theory
means, passes comprehension. We don't
believe that Mr. George will get the vote of
a single farmer, that is, of farmer who owns
the land he tills. The men who will vote for
him are men who want other peoples lands
confscated for their benefit.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26
CURRENT CONN EMIT,
LET IT BE TRUSTED.
fSpringfield Republican. I


There is one trust that nobody should dis
trust-the whisky trust. The meaner, more
grasping and more effective this trust, the
better for the public. The trustees of this
gigantic combination intend to so regulate
the manufacture that it will pay 10 per cent.
or more to the old distillers who hold certif-
Gates. They should be given all encourage
ment in this scheme to g0uge consumers.
AN ADMIRABLE SENTIMENT.
Montreal Start
Ihere Is something, upon the whole, ad-
III tiId Iqi IN the feeling which the people of
H me O Gi States generally seem to have for
IL fe Sisvela a. the wife of the President 1t
element OF chiyalry Mrs. ClevaIand mn ,i
feel that she is the centre Of the good wishes.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26
LEADING NEWS PAPERS.
the East and Reckoning Westward.
The Portland Press One of Them.
New York SUM-

New York SUM-
We have received from postal card CORE
spondent this somewhat unexpected and en-
barrassing request:
What are the hundred leading daily news
papers OF the United States? Please name
them according to your honest opinion"
Whether our correspondents question Is
suggested by the various century lists which
1t is just now the fashion for the idly curious
to frame-the hundred best novels, the hun
dred greatest authors, the hundred most en-
inent men of the time, and so forth-or
whether he has in view the more practical
purpose of stocking reading room with a
fair representation of the contemporary lit
erature of American journalism, we have no
means of knowing. 1t is not always easy to
say what constitutes a leading newspaper.
Weight and influence of editorial opinion,
news, enterprise, literary qualities, circula-
ton, notoriety, geographical situation, and
even accident all have something to do with
the matter. 1t is not difficult to name dozens
OF journals that certainly belong among the
leaders; bat when it comes to filling out the
list to the exact number specified, to decid-
ing between the rival claims of newspapers
OF nearly equal Importance. to reckoning this
newspaper into the front seats and waving
that one to place behind the ribbon. the
task becomes both arduous and delicate. 1t
Is very much like attempting to make list
Of the hundred best citizens of a town.
The choice must in some cases be arbitrary.
and must depend largely upon the personal
lncllnatlons and point of view of the person
or persons intrusted with the responsibility
of selection.
Nevertheless, the question is rather inter-
estlng, and we are tempted to furnish our
correspondent with list of the one hundred
newspapers, from among the twelve or thir-
teen hundred published daily in the United
States, which in our opinion should be classed
Tor one reason or another as leaders in the
journalistic community. They are all print
ed lE the English language. They are not
all to our liking. Several of them would be
comparatively Insignificant were it not for
considerations of locality. The matter of po-
lltical opinion, Of course, does not influence
the composition Of the list, except so far as
the weight and character of newspapers
opinions seem to us to entitle it to place
mat II would not otherwise obtain. Here is
the experimental list.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26
TOWN MEETING.

A SPECIAL Town Meeting will be held at the
IA Town Hall, Cape Elizabeth on SATUR-
DAY, Arg. 81, 1887, at three o'clock in the after
noon. act upon the following articles, TO wit:
Art. lst-To choose Moderator to preside at
said meeting.
Art. 2d.-To hear the report of the special COM
mittee chosen at the last annual meeting to confer
with the Portland Water Co., as to the introduce
ton of the pipes of said Company into the villages
of Cape Elizabeth and act thereon.
Art 3rd. To see if the Town will instruct its
Selectmen to make a contract with the Portland
Water Co., for a supply of pure water for fire and
other purposes.
Art. 4th.--To take any other action in relation
to the introduction of water into said Town, or
appoint any Committees that may be deemed ex-
pedient by said Town.
Given under our hands this thirteenth day Of
August, 1887
NJ. j. j. PiEhAlBnBaIEs, 'ei'S Of
A. e. SKILLIN, Cape Elizabeth.
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The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26
CHAMBER SETS.

Come and see how good Set we can give you for
$500 down and $500 per month, or Chamber Sets
for ST. $40, SI2 SI5, $40, $25 down, and the bal
ance by the week month, or If you prefer why we
never object to all cash, but we want you to come
and see the goods and styles. See our enormous
assortment and buy bargains this week only. Bound
to these Sets Season is and we are get
ting ready for the fall goods.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26
MISCELLANEOUS
K. JOHN LITTLE g. co.
ANNIVERSARY WEEK
A WEEK OF BARGAINS.

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The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26

fkiHE Port Clyde Marine Railway has been thor
u oughly rebuilt, and is now In readiness TO
lake out all vessels in need of repairs. All work
dispatched quickly and satisfaction guaranteed.
A9dress; w. q. STIMPS0N, JR.,
4ecloou Port Clyde, Me.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-08
A CHAIN OF COUSINS.
Virginia Families Trace Their KiEship
Back to the Little Corporal.

Virginia Families Trace Their KiEship
Back to the Little Corporal.
In the Washington Herald the "Loung-
er on the Avenue" says:
''The number of cousins any Virginia,
South Carolina or Kentucky family that
was ever anybody has and claims kin
with, has always been matter of great
establishment in the north, where this
charming 'Cult' is not cherished, And
these cousins, down to the fOrtieth de-
gree are to be found everywhere. A
charming lady, whom the writer has the
pleasure of knowing, said to me the
other day. you would scarcely believe
that Virginia and South Carolina fam
lies could be related by blood ties to
so many people as they really are
in England and France. Now here,
holding up late Partisan Journal, is the
announcement of the marriage of Prince
Eugene Murat, the great granddaughter
Of Marshal Murat, better known as the
commander of the cavalry in the grande
ermee than as King Of Naples, which he
nevertheless was, TO Prince de TOrrella,
ct an Italian magnate. This bride, Priu-
cess Murst, has not less than 100 Vir-
grandmother was Miss Fraser of Charles
ton, whose brother was the founder of
the great commercial house that
during the war was 50 famous
as Fraser, Trenholm & Co. Both the
sons of Marshal Murat mar
ried southern women. The eldest,
Achille, came to America. His wife was
Hiss Bette Willis of Virginia, whose
mother was the distant cousin of the
Dandridges, the Harrisons, the Pages,
the Careys and many others whose names
are historic. His brother, the second
s0n-Murat's wife, you know, was Caro-
line, sister of the great Napoleon-mar-
ried Miss Fraser, as | just now Gold.yOu.
SO her granddaughter, who, though g
princess, looks like any well-bred and
well nurtured Virginia girl, is the great
grandniece of the first Napoleon. When
John I. Mason of Virginia WAS our
minister to France, the ladies of the
Murat household was his particular
friends. know he used to astonish some
of the old French gentlemen about
the court of the second empire by grsvely
explaining that these ladies were his
cousins. The Empress Eugene heard OF
| it and wSS much interested in the fact
that the grand-daughters of the eX-King
of Naples, Napoleon's brother-in-law and
| greatest cavalry commander, were akin
/ to q representative from the great repub-
! lie. think both the Darlington aud
Stone families Of this city were connected
with the Willises, either by direct line OF
cOllGterally, and If | am right, they, too
are akin to this young scion of kingly anC
; imperial lineage on one side, and gooC
old Virginia blood on the other. Though
this might be interesting to you, and so
mentioned it,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-08

natural color CT the flower. There is also
= fancy for using crcwe!s on velvet and
| plush which seems even more out Of
| place Lhsn putting silk on linen; still il
/ cannot be denied that the effect is good
Embroidery on leather is being tried
by many young women. who use it 50
| recklesSly as we are accustomed TO see
ing plush and veIve. used in household
decoration. The designs are first out
Hired in gold 2Ed the G,Ouud filled ug
with bold kuo.s. Thess knots must BE-
very compact and worked with hari
twisted tilk in order TO preserve its integ-
rtty against the leather. This is beauti-
ful work, and reflects great credit on
the TGrS = who does II We'll
\ set Of dOi.ies recently exhibited By
the Boston society we're exquisite. They
were made Of The sdeer6St Of linen, with
a delicate border Of drawn work & half su
inch from t1a ir.nged-ou. edge. This
border was So laiD.Y aut modest as rot
10 call attentlon 20 Itself, but simply de-
fined the shape OF the dolly, which was
further eEee-Isaed in t5rsl de
SIN embroidered in six snriaei.-
from Que corner. Zach design of the
dozen represented q different flower.
Win - III u c--'- " LD-LIt
Of delicate greens, end the wrOIe out
lined with dainty sticGes Of gold thread.
O5her sets OF do.iies shown were done q
pale tInts Of red, Blue sHd green. The
most effective for the least WORE were
embroidered IN White tiqselle aud out
lined and yeinet with gold. Not
many young ladies VIII feel Ike
attempting such Intricate work,
% ..
ton OF these lovely things naturally sug-
gests others Of more practical value, and
which are not beyond the capacity Of the
average neediew0rher. The linen need
not be so line, which makes the drawn
work easier, and the pretty ides of hav-
ing eaCi embroidered design to represent
different Hover can be carried out in
less exquisite work and still be effective
Care must be taken that the silks snJ
gold thread used are OF the washable
kind, else the time and labor expended
8iil be thrown away.
\ new fancy is for COIJred silk dOilies,
emOelii5hed in the same way that linen
.. IS are; but the taste must be educated
up to the admiration for them. They
seem to belong to the satin te1ie-clOtl
people, and not TO cOmmOnsense f0IS,
Tor whom pure, fresh linen should be
good enough, which i. would be 3
hard matter to improve upon. But each
one to his taste; snd if it amuse
tle daughter of the house to draw
and embroider red and yellow silk doilies,
perhaps no greater harm will be done
Still, one desire begets another; and if
the doilIes be Of red and yellow snd blue
silk, the table cloth and other accessories
must in some way be made to harmonic.
And women Of leisure may ind the en-
/ oroidery OF tsble linen IN spending
unts pleasant pastime.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-08

cratic platform must and will contain e
strong anti-sumptuary plank, putting the
party squsrely on record es opposed to
prohibition.
Reports have been telegrsphed from
here to some papers that at prohibition
headquarters there is no dismay or dis
coursgement; that the Prohibitionists
viii be called on to get ready tor another
fight two years hence, etc. These re-
ports are purely imaginary and without
authority. 1t is probable the prohibition
executive committee will be called to-
gether during the coming week, but its
meeting will be for the purpose of ar
ranging to raise money to pay of q
balance for expenses incurred during the
late campaign. The Prohibitionists
throughout the state did not
respond as literally as they might
have done for campaign funds, and the
central committee was always pressed for
money. It's gross receipts were not near
enough to meet even economical manage
ment, and few private individuals had
10 60 down in their pockets during the
last two weeks to meet daily expenses.
Secretary Parrot says these are debts of
honor thst the Prohibi;ionists of the
state, even though defeated, ought to
make good, aud the meeting Of the cen
trail committee will be for no other pur-
pose than to provide for these debts.
PrOhibitiOnists, almost as 8 rule, ConCede
that tRe big ma iority settles the question
of state prohibition for years TO come,
and another campaign is not dreamed of.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-08
debts of Honor.
Philadelphia News

Circumstances have recently occurred
in g number of the fashionable clubs here
which have brought up questions about
"debts of honor" What are such debts?
Gambling ones. Obligations contracted
by fashionable young gentlemen while
shuhiiDg the "Dasteboards" and II bet
ting on horse races or other doubtful
events Why such debts received such q
name is thing which would battle the
most expert historian to decide.
Such obligations are now, and have
always been, treated as debts which must
be paid at any sacrifice. WeII-dressed
people whose tailOrs CRY IN vain for cash,
whose oOot-makers have grown gray
while waiting for payment, and whose
dentists plug their teeth on faith, not for
money down, strain ever nerve to gather
gold to make good losses at the gaming
table. The law says such obligations are
void. Society takes the opposite view,
and, in certain circles, it is held to be
greater disgrace to shun their payment
than to ruin half g dozen COndding trades
men by neglecting to settle their bills.
The gentlemen and LADIES' who are so
particular about paying their gaming
debts pride themselves on their keen
sense of honor. Keen. AS keen as a
plantation hoe, or nickel razor, or
mest-sxe with the edge turned. Honor
of this breed is not sensitive enough to
| be shocked st tribes.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-08
DEMONS OF THE WOODS.

Hogv the Inhabitants of s8auy Countries
Have Come tc Believe Ia Them
From the TgroI, from Switzerland,
from Germany or from Brittany, says the
GeDt'emsn's Magazine, come weII-ascer-
taiued accounts Of the popular belief n
certain wild spirits OF the word, VINO are
painted in eli the most frightful shapes
the imagination can suggest, aud are
characterized by their delight in
every possible form Of maIevo-
lence. They kidnap and devOur children,
| bewitch the cattle, and lead men to
| lose ther way in tlesiorest. They can as
sumo any size, from the diminItiye 10
the most gigantic; nor is any form of
bird or beast en- impossible pers0natiOn
OF them. The SkOnGmsn, the forest
spirit Of Sweden, is Ike man, but tall
as the highest tree; he deCOys men into
the wood, and, when they hsye hOpeIessly
lost their way and begin 10
weep for fear, leaves them with mock
ing laughter. The conception is we'll
nigh identical with that found among the
natives of the forests of Brazil, showing
with Whist uniformity similar conditions
produce similar effects upon the human
mind. But the Russian spirits LiesChi
iron Polish word for wood are even
more significant, for not only are the US
ual diaboliCaI attributes assigned TO
them, such az the leading Of men 2stray
or the sending 20 them of sickness,
but also the conventional diaboI-
iCsl features. Their bodies ere
after the human pattern, but they have
the ears end horns Of goats, their feet
are cIOven and THAR fingers end in claws.
The Russian wood spirit il in fact tie devil
of MEDIEVAL imagination and nothing
else, fact which strongly supports the
inference that il is from the wood and
from the wind rCstling over the tree tops
that the idea Of the supernatural agency
of devils first took possession Of the
imagination Of mankind.
It is in no way inconsistent with this
theory that beside devils OF the forest
there are those of the sir or the water The
conc p.iOn Is one which would have met
with no barrier to the extension of It's
dOminious, and the devil of the tree or
forest would from the first be closely SIS
sociated with If at al distinguished from,
| the spirit that moved in the trees and
was powerful enough to overturn them
In this way the wild spirits Of the woods
would pass inseIsiJly into those spirits
of the air which our ancestors identified
with the Wild Uuntsmar, and which
English peasants still often hear when
they listen to the passage Of the Seven
| Whistlers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-08
OF the Same Mind.

The San Francisco Bulletin says the
idea when has prevailed in many parts
of the west by which people of like views
comtine to form settlement in con-
formity with their peculiar notions, is
being quite extensively carried out in
California. Riverside, Pasadena, Pomona
end other towns were founded and built
up by like-minded people. a notable
instance exists in Monterey Bay.
There the town Of Pacific Grove
was founded by Methodists. There was
to be no liquor selling, no gambling, no
public dancing end no vices of eny kind,
or none exposed to public view. The
town site, mile square, hiss been trans
ferreG to the Pacific Improvement COM
pany, who bought 1000 acres in that
vicinity. But the latter company agreed
to maintain the policy Of the original as
soclstion. TIE conditions are inserted
| in all deeds, which conditions, so far
from retarding the growth Of the town,
appear to have stimulated growth, and il
is very fourlshing.